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as in misrepresenting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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as in refuting
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsifying
One man sued to get his money back and accused the company of falsifying immigration paperwork.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Amiri was acquitted of conspiracy last March, but convicted of illegally siccing his dog on an Antioch man and falsifying details to cover it up.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the Hillsborough North Superior Court docket seen by Fox News Digital, Dreckmann, 53, pleaded guilty to falsifying physical evidence and reckless conduct.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Yergan Jones, 63, president of an audiovisual company, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the Gatlin by falsifying dozens of invoices for purported fundraising events between 2019 and 2024.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
McBee pleaded guilty to falsifying documents for unauthorized federal crop insurance benefits in November 2024 after waiving his right to a grand jury.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
He was indicted without detention on the charges of perjury and falsifying documents to the benefit of Yoon amid the national upheaval.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Yang was terminated from Milwaukee Tool three days earlier after the company learned Yang had been falsifying records by creating work orders for the delivery of Milwaukee Tool products.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
After his arraignment on charges of falsifying business records in New York in 2023, he was released on his own recognizance – without putting up any cash.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Amiri was acquitted of conspiracy last March, but convicted of illegally siccing his dog on an Antioch man and falsifying details to cover it up.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the Hillsborough North Superior Court docket seen by Fox News Digital, Dreckmann, 53, pleaded guilty to falsifying physical evidence and reckless conduct.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Yergan Jones, 63, president of an audiovisual company, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the Gatlin by falsifying dozens of invoices for purported fundraising events between 2019 and 2024.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
McBee pleaded guilty to falsifying documents for unauthorized federal crop insurance benefits in November 2024 after waiving his right to a grand jury.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
He was indicted without detention on the charges of perjury and falsifying documents to the benefit of Yoon amid the national upheaval.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Yang was terminated from Milwaukee Tool three days earlier after the company learned Yang had been falsifying records by creating work orders for the delivery of Milwaukee Tool products.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
After his arraignment on charges of falsifying business records in New York in 2023, he was released on his own recognizance – without putting up any cash.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsifying
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday that Republicans were misrepresenting the Democratic Party's position.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Carr said Monday that Democrats are distorting his comments and misrepresenting the work at the FCC.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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Health experts and medical organizations are refuting claims of a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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Barrett himself previously addressed the rumors surrounding his time off, refuting any suggestion that he had been removed from his position.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Petrified faces tightly framed by the distorting lens of the camera.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The impermanence of our digital footprint, especially in this age of AI scraping and incomplete catalog streaming, is distorting our story.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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These were no youthful missteps corrected with time, but towering thinkers at the height of their powers overturning their own hard-won systems.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Falsifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsifying. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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